{"id":107,"date":"2020-12-03T19:36:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T19:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2024-09-24T22:13:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T22:13:26","slug":"technology-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/computer-help\/technology-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Click on each item below for more information or help links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1070\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">1. Check your computer hardware and connected equipment (like headsets and webcams)<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1070\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IT Services has a list of internet, hardware, and software recommendations here: <a href=\"https:\/\/technology.viu.ca\/recommendations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Technology Recommendations Webpage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CIEL has a system check for using VIULearn here: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.viu.ca\/d2l\/systemCheck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIULearn Computer Check<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your computer hardware won\u2019t work for your courses you can:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Borrow a laptop or access a computer through the VIU Library: <a href=\"https:\/\/library.viu.ca\/c.php?g=717639&amp;p=5122354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library Equipment Loans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access a computer on campus: <a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/ITPortal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=2808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIU Computer Lab Locations for Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase new hardware using a student discount: <a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=1856\">Technology Discounts Webpage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1071\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">2. Setup your student computer account<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1071\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You <strong>must<\/strong> have a computer account to access VIULearn, it is not the same as your student record account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructions and help from IT here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/ITPortal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=10209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Setup VIU Computer Account<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1072\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">3. Test Teams on your computer, tablet, or smartphone<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1072\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instructions for joining a Teams meeting: <a href=\"https:\/\/ciel.viu.ca\/pages\/student-support\">CIEL Student Support Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1073\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">4. Access and orientation to VIULearn<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1073\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.viu.ca\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/learn.viu.ca<\/a> and click on \u201cGo to VIULearn\u201d to sign in with your student computer account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orientation\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recorded Webinar: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2024\/01\/03\/viu-learning-technologies-orientation-for-students-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on the CIEL Blog here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-paced orientation course: <a href=\"https:\/\/ciel.viu.ca\/pages\/viu-learning-technology-orientation-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration Instructions for VIU Technology Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scheduled Webinars: Register for the webinars here: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/events\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CIEL Events Calendar<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1074\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">5. Check your computer software<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1074\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IT Services has a list of internet, hardware, and software recommendations here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=1853\">Technology Recommendations Webpage<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure to check the following:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anti-virus protection for your device<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office or Word \u2013 free for students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PDF Reader \u2013 free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your instructor says you need software and you do not have it:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the list of free or remotely accessible software here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=1767\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=1767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of Software for VIU Students<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get some software for free, and check here for student deals: <a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.viu.ca\/TDClient\/169\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=1856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Technology Discounts Webpage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click on each item below for more information or help links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":0,"parent":66,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-107","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","empty-entry-meta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":612,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions\/612"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/acplearnonline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}